Arabian Nights 2000  TV, 175 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Steve Barron
Cast: Mili Avital, Dougray Scott, Alan Bates, James Frain, Tcheky Karyo, Jason Scott Lee, John Leguizamo, Vanessa Mae, Rufus Sewell, Jim Carter, Peter Guinness, Andy Serkis, Hugh Quarshie, Amira Casar, Pik Sen Lim
This made-for-TV miniseries captures the spell of Scheherezade's (Mili Avital) stories that she tells to the Sultan (Dougray Scott). She drags out her tales night after night–leaving each ending for the following evening's fare–in an effort to cure the Sultan's madness and save her own life as well.
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An Awfully Big Adventure 1995  R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Newell
Cast: Hugh Grant, Georgina Cates, Alan Rickman, Alun Armstrong, Peter Firth, Rita Tushingham, Prunella Scales, Alan Cox, Edward Petherbridge, Gerard McSorley, Clive Merrison, Nicola Pagett, Carol Drinkwater, James Frain, Ruth McCabe
Members of a small repertory theater in London–manager Meredith Polter (Hugh Grant) and cast member Stella Bradshaw (Georgina Cates), a star-struck young actress–learn there is more than meets the eye to the company's leading man, P.L. O'Hara (Alan Rickman).
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The Count of Monte Cristo 2002 PG-13, 118 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Kevin Reynolds
Cast: James Caviezel, Guy Pearce, Richard Harris, Dagmara Dominczyk, Luis Guzman, Michael Wincott, James Frain, Albie Woodington, Alex Norton, Christopher Adamson
After his jealous friend, Fernand Mondego (Guy Pearce), denounced him, sailor Edmund Dantes (James Caviezel) is imprisoned during which time he is educated by a priest, Faria (Richard Harris), who also gives him a treasure map. Sixteen years later, a wealthy Dantes has assumed the name of the Count of Monte Cristo and, along with his loyal sidekick, Jacopo (Luis Guzman), determines to get revenge.
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Hilary and Jackie 1998  R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anand Tucker
Cast: Emily Watson, Rachel Griffiths, James Frain, David Morrissey, Charles Dance, Celia Imrie, Rupert Penry-Jones, Bill Paterson, Auriol Evans, Keeley Flanders
This is the true story of how two sisters, Jacqueline Du Pre (Emily Watson) and Hilary Du Pre (Rachel Griffiths)–both gifted musicians–chose diverging paths. One became a wife and mother, the other one of classical music's most talented stars. What price, fame? Watson and Griffiths received Academy Award nominations for Actress and Supporting Actress.
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 Into the Blue 2005  PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Thriller
Director: John Stockwell
Cast: Paul Walker, Jessica Alba, Scott Caan, Ashley Scott, Josh Brolin, James Frain, Tyson Beckford, Chris Taloa, Ramon Saunders, Adam Collins, Dwayne Adway, Javon Frazer, Peter R.V. Bowleg Jr., Clifford McIntosh, Gill Montie
Scuba divers Sam (Jessica Alba) and Jared (Paul Walker) are joined by Jared's friend Bryce (Scott Caan) and his girlfriend Amanda (Ashley Scott) on an island in the Bahamas. The four of them go diving for treasures and find a large cache of cocaine in a sunken airplane. Bryce and Amanda think they can make money by selling the drugs and seek help from drug entrepreneur Primo (Tyson Beckford). This is a bad decision because they have underestimated just how dangerous Primo can be.
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Loch Ness 1996 PG, 101 min.
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy
Director: John Henderson
Cast: Ted Danson, Joely Richardson, Ian Holm, Harris Yulin, Kirsty Graham, James Frain, Keith Allen, Nick Brimble, Wolf Kahler, Philip O'Brien, John Verea, Debora Weston
American crytozoologist Dr. Jonathan Dempsey (Ted Danson) travels to Scotland with new technology in hand to uncover mysteries concerning the Loch Ness Monster. Dempsey does learn something, but that new-found knowledge makes an impact on how to deal with what he has learned.
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Path to War 2002  TV, 165 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Michael Gambon, Donald Sutherland, Alec Baldwin, Bruce McGill, James Frain, Felicity Huffman, Frederic Forrest, Philip Baker Hall, Tom Skerritt, Cliff De Young, John Aylward, Chris Eigeman
This made-for-TV film covers President Lyndon Johnson's presidency from his 1965 inauguration to the 1968 decision not to seek another term. The Vietnam War decisions (and indecisions) are the main focus as the President and his advisors struggle to make the right choices.
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 Reindeer Games 2000 R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Ben Affleck, Gary Sinise, Charlize Theron, Clarence Williams III, Dennis Farina, Donal Logue, James Frain, Danny Trejo, Isaac Hayes, Tom Heaton
Rudy (Ben Affleck) and his cellmate Nick (James Frain) are about to get out of prison when Nick is killed in a brawl. As Rudy leaves prison, he sees a woman (Charlize Theron) waiting for Nick–they had been corresponding and were ready to rumble. So, of course, Rudy takes on Nick's identity. The sex is great, but Rudy is now expected to help her brother (Gary Sinise) and his gang pull off a casino heist. Weak plot.
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 Robinson Crusoe 1997 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
aka: Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe
Director: Rod Hardy, George Miller
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, William Takaku, Lysette Anthony, Ian Hart, Polly Walker, Martin Grace, James Frain, Sean Brosnan, Damian Lewis, Ben Robertson, Tim McMullan, Jim Clark
Daniel Defoe's classic tale of the shipwrecked Robinson Crusoe (Pierce Brosnan) fending for himself is retold in this film. After another shipwrecked man, whom Crusoe names Friday (William Takaku), is saved by Crusoe, the two learn how to survive on the remote island.
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 Spartacus 2004  TV, 177 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Robert Dornhelm
Cast: Goran Visnjic, Alan Bates, Angus Macfadyen, Rhona Mitra, Ian McNeice, James Frain, Ross Kemp, Ben Cross, Paul Kynman, Henry Simmons, Stuart Bunce, George Calil, Paul Telfer, Chris Jarman, Georgina Rylance
Sentenced to a life in the desert, a slave, Spartacus (Goran Visnjic), gets a new chance when he is purchased by the owner of a gladiator school. From here, Spartacus goes on to lead a slave rebellion against the corrupt Roman establishment. This TV miniseries is fair fare, but if you want to REALLY see Spartacus in action, go with Kirk Douglas' 1960 "Spartacus.".
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 Sunshine 1999 R, 180 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Istvan Szabo
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Rosemary Harris, Rachel Weisz, Jennifer Ehle, Molly Parker, Deborah Kara Unger, William Hurt, James Frain, John Neville, Miriam Margolyes
This story relates the tribulations of three generations of a Jewish family enduring Hungary's troubled years. The Sonnenschien family–despite two world wars and numerous governments between the late 1800s and the 1960s–survive as history tends to repeat itself throughout the generations.
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 Titus 1999 R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Julie Taymor
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Jessica Lange, Laura Fraser, Angus Macfadyen, Alan Cumming, Harry Lennix, Matthew Rhys, Colm Feore, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, James Frain
Shakespeare's first (and bloodiest) tragedy "Titus Andronicus" is brought to the screen in excellent fashion with a good cast and director–though some may disagree with the liberties taken by Director Taymor. Titus (Anthony Hopkins), though great in battle, cannot cope with forces that destroy his family.
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Where the Heart Is 2000 PG-13, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Matt Williams
Cast: Natalie Portman, Ashley Judd, Stockard Channing, Joan Cusack, James Frain, Dylan Bruno, Keith David, Sally Field, Richard Jones, Margaret Ann Hoard
This film begins with pregnant 17-year-old Novalee Nation (Natalie Portman) being abandoned by her boyfriend in Sequoyah, Oklahoma, at a Wal-Mart store. She decides to secretly camp out at Wal-Mart. The plan works, until she goes into labor. Rushed to the hospital, Novalee attains celebrity status, a job, a family, and friends–and a small amount of maturity. Well, it's a start!
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| 1. Arabian Nights (2000)
2. An Awfully Big Adventure (1995)
3. The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
4. Hilary and Jackie (1998)
5. Into the Blue (2005)
6. Loch Ness (1996)
7. Path to War (2002)
8. Reindeer Games (2000)
9. Robinson Crusoe (1997)
aka: Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe
10. Spartacus (2004)
11. Sunshine (1999)
12. Titus (1999)
13. Where the Heart Is (2000)
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